Leaseweb
vs
Scaleway
Both sell VPS, managed Kubernetes, object storage and H100 GPUs. Leaseweb charges less for VMs and adds bare metal and a CDN, while Scaleway adds managed databases, serverless and B300 GPUs inside the EU.
What's good about each
- 20+ data centers across four continents
- 30 TB outgoing traffic included on every VPS
- DDoS protection and 10 Gbps uplink standard on VPS
- S3-compatible object storage in 6 regions
- 99.99% SLA on GPU cloud, high durability on object storage
- All data centers in the EU
- Outbound traffic included on Instances
- GPUs from L4 up to B300, plus hosted AI models
- Managed Kubernetes, databases, serverless and Kafka
- Bare metal and Apple silicon servers
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Leaseweb | Scaleway | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $4.08 /mo 4 vCPU, 6 GB RAM, 100 GB NVMe (VPS 1) | $11.67 /mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM (PLAY2-PICO) | 65% cheaper on Leaseweb |
| Medium VM | $9.19 /mo 6 vCPU, 16 GB RAM, 200 GB NVMe (VPS 2) | $45.03 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (PLAY2-MICRO) | 80% cheaper on Leaseweb |
| Large VM | $14.30 /mo 8 vCPU, 24 GB RAM, 300 GB NVMe (VPS 3) | $191.39 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (COMPUTE3-X8C-16G) | 93% cheaper on Leaseweb |
| Block storage | $8.81 /mo 100 GB Network SSD, up to 5K IOPS | $10.63 /mo 100 GB SSD (Low Latency 5K) | 17% cheaper on Leaseweb |
| Object storage | $19.68 /mo 1 TB stored | $19.97 /mo 1 TB stored, 250 GB egress (Standard Multi-AZ) | Within 5% |
| PostgreSQL | -- Not listed | $40.88 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50 GB storage (DB-PLAY2-NANO) | |
| Redis | -- Not listed | $39.24 /mo 2 vCPU, 2 GB RAM (RED1-MICRO, 1 node) | |
| Load balancer | -- Not listed | $18.80 /mo LB-S (200 Mbps, 1 node) · Node only. A public IPv4 adds €3.60 / mo. | |
| Serverless | -- Not listed | $40.46 /mo 25M invocations, 512 MB RAM, 150 ms duration | |
| Egress allowance | VPS includes 30 TB per instance. Incoming is free. 1 TB free pooled traffic per month | -- Not listed | |
| Egress | $2.50 /TB 1 TB outgoing beyond free allowance · Drops to €1.00/TB at 100 TB. | Free and unlimited Bandwidth caps based on instance size |
Heads up: Figures take each provider's closest plan to a common setup, and vary by region and usage. Hover a service for the reference configuration. Verify before provisioning. More on how we price.
GPUs
Leaseweb offers 8 GPU models, while Scaleway offers 5. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Leaseweb | Scaleway | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
7 configs · 5 configs
|
$1.89 /GPU/hr Reserved (1 mo) | $3.60 /GPU/hr On-demand | Different terms |
|
L40S
6 configs · 4 configs
|
$0.74 /GPU/hr Reserved (1 mo) | $1.67 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | Different terms |
|
L4
20 configs · 4 configs
|
$0.44 /GPU/hr On-demand | $0.89 /GPU/hr On-demand | 51% cheaper on Leaseweb |
|
RTX PRO 6000
5 configs
|
$0.88 /GPU/hr Reserved (1 mo) | -- | Leaseweb only |
|
H200
4 configs
|
$2.23 /GPU/hr Reserved (1 mo) | -- | Leaseweb only |
|
T4
11 configs
|
$0.22 /GPU/hr Reserved (1 mo) | -- | Leaseweb only |
|
A30
3 configs
|
$0.45 /GPU/hr Reserved (1 mo) | -- | Leaseweb only |
MI210
3 configs
|
$0.84 /GPU/hr Reserved (1 mo) | -- | Leaseweb only |
|
B300
1 config
|
-- | $8.52 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | Scaleway only |
|
P100
1 config
|
-- | $1.39 /GPU/hr On-demand | Scaleway only |
Leaseweb bills on-demand and reserved (1 months); Scaleway bills on-demand. The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
Compliance
Frameworks each provider states on its own site, each linked to its source.
| Framework | Leaseweb | Scaleway |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | Leaseweb Canada colocation only | -- |
| ISO 27001 | Yes | Yes |
| HIPAA | Leaseweb USA only | -- |
| GDPR | Yes | Yes |
| PCI DSS | Physical security only | -- |
Heads up: Each entry links to the provider's own statement. An attestation can cover one tier, one region or the platform alone rather than every service. Verify the scope before you rely on it. A dash means we found nothing to link to, not that the provider lacks it.
Company details
| Fact | Leaseweb | Scaleway |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 1997 | 1999 |
| Headquarters | Netherlands | France |
| Locations | 10 | 10 |
| Example customers | Adjust, Crytek, Rijksmuseum, XDA Developers, Remerge, Jodel, International Paralympic Committee | Cloud-IAM, Whispeak, Golem.ai |
| Website | www.leaseweb.com | scaleway.com |
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Our data for Leaseweb was last updated on Oct. 1, 2026, and for Scaleway on Oct. 1, 2026.